Greetings from Washington, DC!  Despite the recent challenges caused by a deceitful faction that has arisen within our churches, I am grateful at how these hardships have served to unite our church family and purify God’s movement.  The LORD has enabled us to strengthen and protect the hearts of many disciples across the movement as we strive to honor Jesus’ sacrifice through our unity (John 17:23).  Patrique and I are grateful for the Morenos’ faithful leadership as we continue to pray for God to grant us the wisdom and righteousness needed to win this lost world.

In our recently planted mission teams to Raleigh (North Carolina) and Columbia (South Carolina), their young leaders were sadly deceived and led astray by sentimental relationships and the “fine-sounding arguments” of the faction (Colossians 2:4).  Nevertheless, the mature disciples on both teams were able to stand firm and reject their baseless claims with courage and faithfulness.  Remarkably, even some baby Christians displayed the strength of their convictions as they chose to obey the Biblical direction to “make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace” by remaining in God’s movement. (Ephesians 4:3-4).  We look forward to replanting these great cities with leaders of integrity in the near future!

God has blessed our perseverance through these trials as He continues to forcefully advance our efforts across the mid-Atlantic and the Motherland of Africa!  Blaise & Patricia Feumba and all of our French Africa leaders are united with God’s movement as we continue to forcefully advance the kingdom and strengthen our congregations despite Satan’s schemes.  We are family…to the End!

Immediately after an inspiring ICLS in Chicago, we celebrated the planting of our first Portuguese-speaking church on the Motherland of Africa – Maputo, Mozambique!!  It was a privilege to come from Washington DC and welcome Raul & Lynda (Mexico City) along with several disciples from Johannesburg (South Africa) and Lusaka (Zambia) for this historic planting last weekend.  It was a dream come true for our dear sister, Dr. Carol Nhavoto, a native Mozambican who was converted by a DC sister, Tina Nwachukwu (now Dhladhla), back in 2013 while Carol was attending a medical conference in Paris, France.  Carol is a cardiologist who returned to Maputo and remained connected with our movement for over a decade, persevering in her faith while also being fruitful with her sister, Tânia, who is a dentist!  

Despite their hectic schedule, Patrique and I were grateful for the Morenos’ joining us in Maputo, as we had previously worked together years earlier to find a solution to plant the Portuguese-speaking nations of Africa through the sacrifice of our São Paulo (Brazil) church, led by the Morenos’ son and daughter in the faith, Vini & Bia Rodrigues.  This talented young couple was eager to send four members of their church to be trained by us in Johannesburg back in 2022: Yuri Lauriano de Oliveira, Samara Santos, Bruna Oliveira, and José Brandão!  It was a joy to train these young disciples to become a powerful mission team for Maputo with the Nhavoto sisters and a Joburg disciple, Musa Sibiya.  With 31 disciples in attendance during their Inaugural Service, this small yet mighty team of eight disciples had 118 in attendance with 15 children and 80 visitors!  They have already baptized a campus student named Victor!  The day was truly a victory for the LORD!

Immediately after an inspiring ICLS in Chicago, we celebrated the planting of our first Portuguese-speaking church on the Motherland of Africa – Maputo, Mozambique!!  It was a privilege to come from Washington DC and welcome Raul & Lynda (Mexico City) along with several disciples from Johannesburg (South Africa) and Lusaka (Zambia) for this historic planting last weekend.  It was a dream come true for our dear sister, Dr. Carol Nhavoto, a native Mozambican who was converted by a DC sister, Tina Nwachukwu (now Dhladhla), back in 2013 while Carol was attending a medical conference in Paris, France.  Carol is a cardiologist who returned to Maputo and remained connected with our movement for over a decade, persevering in her faith while also being fruitful with her sister, Tânia, who is a dentist!  

Despite their hectic schedule, Patrique and I were grateful for the Morenos’ joining us in Maputo, as we had previously worked together years earlier to find a solution to plant the Portuguese-speaking nations of Africa through the sacrifice of our São Paulo (Brazil) church, led by the Morenos’ son and daughter in the faith, Vini & Bia Rodrigues.  This talented young couple was eager to send four members of their church to be trained by us in Johannesburg back in 2022: Yuri Lauriano de Oliveira, Samara Santos, Bruna Oliveira, and José Brandão!  It was a joy to train these young disciples to become a powerful mission team for Maputo with the Nhavoto sisters and a Joburg disciple, Musa Sibiya.  With 31 disciples in attendance during their Inaugural Service, this small yet mighty team of eight disciples had 118 in attendance with 15 children and 80 visitors!  They have already baptized a campus student named Victor!  The day was truly a victory for the LORD!